Viewpoint
Mountain hut
Historic site
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Ertl
A quiet foothill parish at about 445 m in the southern Mostviertel, looking out from the last low ridges toward the Ybbstal Alps.
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Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Aussichtswarte Voralpenblick
A lookout tower at Ertl in the Mostviertel, with views south towards the limestone pre-Alps.
Fotopunkt auf die Kirche St. Michael am Bruckbach
3.9 km away, in St. Peter in der Au
A marked photo point looking across to the church of St. Michael am Bruckbach near St. Peter in der Au.
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Neustift
4 km away, in Maria Neustift
The pilgrimage church of Maria Neustift, above the Ennstal in the Eisenwurzen hills.
Glasner Hütte
4.5 km away, in Maria Neustift
A hut at 804 m above Maria Neustift with a wide view, an e-bike charging point and a vending machine outside opening hours.
Historischer Hofgarten Stift Seitenstetten
7.5 km away, in Seitenstetten
The historic garden of Seitenstetten abbey in the Mostviertel, with terraces, roses and orchard plantings inside its walls.
Stift Seitenstetten mit historischem Hofgarten
7.5 km away, in Seitenstetten
The Benedictine abbey of Seitenstetten in the Mostviertel, a Baroque complex founded in the 12th century, with a historic walled garden.
Calisthenics Park St. Peter in der Au
8.1 km away, in Seitenstetten
An outdoor bodyweight-training park at St. Peter in der Au in the Mostviertel.
Familien Erlebnisbad St. Peter in der Au
8.1 km away, in Seitenstetten
The family open-air pool of St. Peter in der Au, with slides and shallow water for children.
Kletterhalle & Boulderwand St. Peter
8.3 km away, in St. Peter in der Au
A climbing hall with a bouldering wall at St. Peter in der Au in the Mostviertel.
Schloss St. Peter in der Au
8.4 km away, in Seitenstetten
A castle at the centre of St. Peter in der Au, the historic manorial seat of this Mostviertel market town.
Rosenfellner Mühle & Naturkost GmbH
9.4 km away, in St. Peter in der Au
An organic mill at St. Peter in der Au that grinds cereals and sells wholefoods, with a shop on the site.
Aussichtspunkt Krautberg
10.4 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
A viewing point on the Krautberg above Waidhofen an der Ybbs, looking over the town and the Ybbs valley.
5-Elemente-Museum
10.6 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The town museum in the castle at Waidhofen an der Ybbs, arranged around five elements to tell the story of local iron working.
Naturpark Ybbstal
10.7 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
A nature park along the Ybbs at Waidhofen, with riverside paths, meadows and a network of marked walks.
Parkbad Waidhofen an der Ybbs
10.7 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The open-air pool of Waidhofen an der Ybbs, laid out in a park by the river with slides and lawns.
Nothing of this kind in Ertl.
Routes
Panoramatour an der Moststraße
A panoramic tour along the Moststraße cider route near Amstetten, climbing some 460 m between orchards and hilltop outlooks.
- 84.9 km
- Distance
- 459 m
- Ascent
- 20 h 60 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
1 Sebaldustour Maria Neustift-Runde
A stage of the Sebaldus pilgrim route, looping to Maria Neustift through the hill country above Großraming in Upper Austria.
- 47.4 km
- Distance
- 942 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 25 min
- Duration
Stiftsblick-Radroute
A demanding tour from Seitenstetten by way of St. Peter in der Au and Weistrach, crossing the Wieserhöhe with the abbey in sight.
- 68.0 km
- Distance
- 226 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 14 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Moststraße und Mostviertler Mont Ventoux
A ride from Waidhofen up the Redtenbachtal to the Kreuzgruber Höhe, then the Mostviertel's own Ventoux.
- 58.3 km
- Distance
- 67 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 14 min
- Duration
Wanderweg Voralpenblick
A hill route above Ertl aimed at the view out to the limestone Voralpen, gaining some 350 m on farm tracks and forest paths.
- 11.4 km
- Distance
- 345 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 31 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
1. Etappe Sebaldus Radpilgertour nach Maria Neustift
The opening stage of the Sebaldus pilgrim route, climbing steadily out of Großraming to reach Maria Neustift.
- 47.8 km
- Distance
- 1 064 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 49 min
- Duration
Birnenblick-Radroute
A hilly day on quiet asphalt from Stift Seitenstetten, over the Wieserhöhe and the Stellkogel in the pear-tree country of the Mostviertel.
- 36.9 km
- Distance
- 520 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 46 min
- Duration
Rennradtour Kreuzgruberhöhe
A long road ride from Steyr station, down the Enns to the power station at Garsten and onto the Ennsradweg before the climbing starts.
- 99.8 km
- Distance
- 1 986 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 43 min
- Duration
OÖ Mariazellerweg: A: 4. Etappe: Maria Neustift
The fourth day of the classic Upper Austrian pilgrim way, an easy stage through Maria Neustift with only 221 m of climbing.
- 15.1 km
- Distance
- 221 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 5 min
- Duration
2 Sebaldustour Seitenstettenrunde
A signed walking loop out of Gaflenz, one of a numbered series of circuits through the hills of this corner of Oberösterreich.
- 61.8 km
- Distance
- 1 547 m
- Ascent
- 18 h 22 min
- Duration
OÖ Mariazellerweg: B: 4. Etappe: Maria Neustift
Day four on the sportier pilgrim variant, taking a hillier line to Maria Neustift with close to 600 m of climbing.
- 26.1 km
- Distance
- 598 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 36 min
- Duration
OÖ Mariazellerweg
A stage of the Upper Austrian pilgrim route to Mariazell, crossing the hills around Maria Neustift.
- 15.3 km
- Distance
- 415 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 51 min
- Duration
Wanderweg Url-Ursprung
A walk to the headwaters of the Url stream in the hills at Ertl, with just under 300 m of climbing over some 11 km.
- 12.0 km
- Distance
- 277 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 30 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Ertl yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Panoramatour an der Moststraße
A panoramic tour along the Moststraße cider route near Amstetten, climbing some 460 m between orchards and hilltop outlooks.
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